John Waters
Directing
Growing up in Baltimore in the 1950s, John Waters was not like other children; he was obsessed by violence and gore, both real and on the screen. With his weird counter-culture friends as his cast, he began making silent 8mm and 16mm films in the mid-'60s; he screened these in rented Baltimore church halls to underground audiences drawn by word of mouth and street leafleting campaigns. As his filmmaking grew more polished and his subject matter more shocking, his audiences grew bigger, and his write-ups in the Baltimore papers more outraged. By the early 1970s he was making features, which he managed to get shown in midnight screenings in art cinemas by sheer perseverance. Success came when Pink Flamingos (1972) - a deliberate exercise in ultra-bad taste - took off in 1973, helped no doubt by lead actor Divine's infamous dog-crap eating scene. Waters continued to make low-budget shocking movies with his Dreamland repertory company until Hollywood crossover success came with Hairspray (1988), and although his movies nowadays might now appear cleaned up and professional, they retain Waters' playfulness, and reflect his lifelong obsessions.
Media of
John Waters
Photos (21)
Filmography of
John Waters
... 2021
Himself
... 2020
... 2020
Lars von Queer
... 2019
Himself
... 2019
... 2019
Himself
... 2019
Sir Butler
... 2018
Self
... 2018
... 2017
Himself
... 2017
... 2016
Himself
... 2016
First Class Passenger
... 2015
... 2015
Himself
... 2015
Cornelius
... 2014
... 2013
Himself
... 2013
Self - Director
... 2012
William
... 2012
... 2012
Himself
... 2012
Himself
... 2011
Himself
... 2011
... 2011
... 2011
... 2010
Self
... 2010
Self
... 2009
... 2009
Narrator
... 2008
... 2008
Himself
... 2008
Himself
... 2008
Himself
... 2007
... 2007
Narrator (Voice)
... 2007
Flasher
... 2007
... 2007
Movie Watcher
... 2007
Himself
... 2007
Himself
... 2006
Himself
... 2006
... 2006
... 2006
... 2006
... 2006
... 2006
Self - Director of 'A Dirty Shame'
... 2006
Himself
... 2006
... 2006
... 2006
... 2006
Himself
... 2005
Himself
... 2005
Self
... 2005
Pete Peters
... 2004
... 2004
Self
... 2004
Himself
... 2003
Himself
... 2003
The Reverend
... 2002
Self
... 2002
Himself
... 2001
Reporter
... 2000
Himself
... 2000
Mr. Haynes
... 1999
Himself
... 1999
John Waters
... 1998
Pervert on Phone (voice)
... 1998
... 1998
Himself
... 1998
Self
... 1997
... 1996
Ted Bundy (voice)
... 1994
Himself
... 1993
... 1991
Robber #1
... 1989
Dr. Fredrickson
... 1988
... 1988
Used Car Guy
... 1986
... 1986
Self
... 1985
Himself
... 1976
Himself
... 1975
Narrator
... 1972
Reporter (voice) (uncredited)
... 1969
